The Sydney Roosters secured the two competition points at Cbus Super Stadium on Saturday afternoon, downing the Gold Coast Titans 36-18 in Round 21 of the NRL season.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii claimed 16 individual points, with one try and six goals while James Tedesco tormented the Titans in attack setting both Egan and Nat Butcher up for tries and bagging one of his own.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was also a force to be reckoned with, featuring for 61 minutes, the most he has played in a game all season. The New Zealand International ran for 210 metres from 20 runs, also making 37 tackles in an errorless performance.
Round 21 Match Highlights: Roosters vs Titans
Point Scorers
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 16 Points (one try, six goals)
- Egan Butcher: 4 Points (one try)
- James Tedesco: 4 Points (one try)
- Lindsay Collins: 4 Points (one try)
- Nat Butcher: 4 Points (one try)
- Fletcher Baker: 4 Points (one try)
Most Run Metres
- James Tedesco: 230 metres (18 runs)
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 210 metres (20 runs)
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 200 metres (22 runs)
- Daniel Tupou: 131 metres (14 runs)
- Joseph Manu: 124 metres (13 runs)
- Nat Butcher: 124 metres (11 runs)
- Egan Butcher: 120 metres (11 runs)
- Billy Smith: 114 metres (11 runs)
- Nathan Brown: 103 metres (11 runs)
- Brandon Smith: 103 metres (9 runs)
Post Contact Metres
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 73 metres
- Daniel Tupou: 64 metres
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 63 metres
- James Tedesco: 44 metres
- Nat Butcher: 44 metres
- Billy Smith: 43 metres
- Joseph Manu: 40 metres
Top Tacklers
- Nat Butcher: 50 tackles
- Brandon Smith: 43 tackles
- Egan Butcher: 38 tackles
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 37 tackles
- Lindsay Collins: 32 tackles
- Fletcher Baker: 28 tackles
- Joseph Manu: 21 tackles
Tedesco: 'We've Got Belief'
Most Tackle Breaks
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 6
- Egan Butcher: 5
- James Tedesco: 4
- Lindsay Collins: 4
- Billy Smith: 3
- Joseph Manu: 3
Offloads
- Joseph Manu: 4
- Daniel Tupou: 3
- James Tedesco: 2
- Terrell May: 2
- Jared Waerea-Hargreaves: 1
- Lindsay Collins: 1
- Brandon Smith: 1
Linebreaks
- Egan Butcher: 2
- Lindsay Collins: 2
- James Tedesco: 1
- Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii: 1
- Sandon Smith: 1
- Brandon Smith: 1
Try Assists
- James Tedesco: 2
- Joseph Manu: 1
- Luke Keary: 1
- Sandon Smith: 1
- Egan Butcher: 1
Robinson: Round 21 Press Conference
Overall Match Statistics
| Statistics | Roosters | Titans |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Completion Rate | 80% (29/36) | 83% (35/42) |
| All Run Metres | 1,823 | 1,639 |
| Post Contact Metres | 572 | 520 |
| Line Breaks | 8 | 5 |
| Tackle Breaks | 35 | 34 |
| Average Set Distance | 50.64 metres | 39.09 metres |
| Offloads | 14 | 12 |
| Total Passes | 210 | 233 |
| Kick Metres | 461 | 529 |
| Forced Drop Outs | 2 | 0 |
| Tackles Made | 312 | 375 |
